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MTCC Stakeholder Dialogue 2015 Experiences in the Implementation of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Yong Teng Koon 28 July 2015 Outline of Presentation Introduction Significant Milestones Current Status of Forest

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Experiences in the Implementation of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)

Yong Teng Koon

28 July 2015

MTCC Stakeholder Dialogue 2015

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Outline of Presentation

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  • Introduction
  • Significant Milestones
  • Current Status of Forest Certification
  • Recognition of MTCS
  • Stakeholder Involvement
  • Issues & Challenges
  • Conclusions
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Introduction on MTCC & MTCS

  • MTCC - Established in October 1998;

started operations in January 1999

  • Independent organisation to develop and operate a voluntary

national timber certification scheme in Malaysia

  • Governed by 11-member Board of Trustees (BOT):

– timber industry – academic & research institutions – non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – government agencies

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MTCC

MISSION MISSION

To establish and operate a credible and internationally recognised national timber certification scheme towards promoting sustainable forest management in Malaysia

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VISIO VISION

To be recognised as the leading timber certification organisation for tropical forests

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Operation of MTCS

  • MTCS started operation in October 2001
  • Provides independent assessment of

forest management practices to ensure and promote sustainable management of natural forest and forest plantations in Malaysia

  • Chain of Custody audit to ascertain the

timber products manufactured or exported are sourced from MTCS-certified forest

  • Country & market driven initiative

FMC audit CoC audit

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  • NTCC Malaysia renamed as MTCC
  • MTCC scheme starts operation
  • Multi-stakeholder NSC formed to develop standard
  • NTCC Malaysia starts operation
  • Incorporation of NTCC Malaysia

Significant Milestones

1998 1999 2001

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2002 2005 2006

  • Launching of MTCC scheme by YB

Minister

  • First shipment of MTCC-certified

products to the Netherlands

  • MTCC became a member of PEFC

Launching of the MTCC Scheme by Dato’ Seri Dr. Lim on 31 January 2002

  • Use of MC&I(2002) under the

MTCC scheme

  • New institutional

arrangement for MTCC scheme

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2008 2009 2011

  • MTCC scheme renamed as MTCS
  • Adoption of MC&I(Forest Plantations)
  • MTCS becomes 1st tropical scheme to

be endorsed by PEFC

  • Adoption of

MC&I(Natural Forest)

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2012 2013

  • Endorsement of

MC&I(Forest Plantations) and MC&I(Natural Forest) by PEFC

  • Start of Review of

MC&I(Forest Plantations)

2014

  • Adoption of MC&I Forest Plantation.v2
  • Re-endorsement of MTCS by PEFC
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Current Status of Forest Certification

GLOBAL (10 (10% of the world’s for

  • rests)

ests)

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Total Certified Forests: 446 million ha Total Certified Tropical Forests: 37 million ha (8.3% of (8.3% of total total ce certi tified fied for

  • rests

ests)

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Certified Forests under Various Certification Schemes, 2014

MTCS

1% (4,661,816 ha)

FSC

41% (183,103,140 ha)

PEFC

59% (258,543,415 ha)

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Geographical Distribution of Certified Forests, 2014 North America 50.4% 212,126,447 ha Europe 38.4% 171,177,341 ha

Central & South America 3.9% 17,302,924 ha Asia Pacific 3.2% 14,158,646 ha Oceania 2.9% 12,980,952 ha Africa 1.3% 5,672,979 ha

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Certified FMUs and FPMUs under MTCS

As at June 2015, 10 FMUs and 2 FPMUs hold valid PEFC Certificate for Forest Management covering area totaling 4.66 million ha

991,436 ha 57,247 ha 516,697 ha 424,497 ha 1,524,827 ha 238,747 ha 154,676 ha 307,046 ha 351,302 ha 83,535 ha Samling Segan LPF 0014 FPMU 10,800 ha Shin Yang Kuala Baram FPMU 1,007 ha

10 FMUs cover 4.65 million ha of PRFs (1/3 of total PRFs in Malaysia) 2 FPMUs cover 11,807 ha of forest plantations

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PEFC-Certified Timber Companies in Malaysia

341 companies issued with PEFC Chain of Custody Certificate (as of 31 June 2015)

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Growth of CoC and FM Certification (2001-2014)

2 4 6 8 10 12 14

50 100 150 200 250 300 350

  • No. of Forest Management Certificate

Holders

  • No. of Chain of Custody Certificate

Holders Year Chain of Custody Certificate Holders Forest Management Certificate Holders

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Recognition of MTCS

  • Green Building systems:
  • Other policies:
  • As a PEFC endorsed scheme, MTCS is recognised by various

national timber procurement policies:

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Finland Australia Denmark China Belgium Bahrain UAE Singapore Poland Norway Oman United Kingdom Sweden Philippines Pakistan USA Qatar Saudi Arabia Mauritius Greece Indonesia Japan Italy Ireland Kuwait New Zealand Libya South Africa Iraq India Switzerland South Korea Lebanon Sudan Albania France Jordan

Total of 45 destinations

Germany Canada Netherlands Lithuania Egypt Thailand Suriname Cyprus

Cumulative total export as of 1 April 2015 = 1,010,999 m3

Export of Certified Timber Products under MTCS

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Export of Timber Products Certified under the MTCS July 2002 – December 2014

200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000

Cumulative Export Volume (m3) Yearly Export Volume (m3) Year Yearly Export Volume Cumulative Export Volume

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Involvement of Stakeholders in MTCC and MTCS Processes Institutional Arrangement of MTCS

MTCC National Governing Body (NGB) Malaysia Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) STANDARDS MALAYSIA National Accreditation Body (AB) Applicants for Forest Management Certification Applicants for Chain of Custody Certification

Accreditation Notification

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Overall governance of MTCC

  • Multi-stakeholder Board of

Trustees (BOT) Development/review of standards

  • Multi-stakeholder Standards

Development / Review Committees Implementation of MTCS

  • Feedback from stakeholders

during field audits

Involvement of Stakeholders in MTCC and MTCS Processes MTCC (NGB) MTCS Accredited CBs

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Multi-stakeholder Board of Trustees (2013-2015)

Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom Malaysian Timber Certification Council

CHAIRMAN

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SOCIAL – INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Gerawat Gala Federation of Orang Ulu Association Sarawak Malaysia (FORUM) Dr (H) Banabas Tapin Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA)

RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Datuk M. Nagarajan Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) Dr Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)

ECONOMIC

Datuk James Hwong Sabah Timber Industries Association (STIA) Ho Khoy Lim Malaysian Panel-Products Manufacturers’ Association (MPMA)

ENVIRONMENTAL

Dr Melvin Gumal Wildlife Conservation Society (Malaysia Program)

SOCIAL – WORKERS’ UNION

Mohd Khalid Atan Timber Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia (TEUPM)

ACADEMIC / RESEARCH INSTITUTION

Dr Liew Kang Chiang Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Dr Rasmina Halis Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

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OU OUNA

Representation of Organisations in the MTCC Board of Trustees (BOT) 1999 – 2015

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Stakeholder Involvement in Standard Setting Process (SSP)

Stakeholder Mapping Announcement of the standard-setting process and invitation of stakeholders Creation of the working group/committee Working group/committee – development of a draft document Public consultation and pilot testing Consensus-building on the final draft Formal approval of the standard Publication of the standard Periodic revision of the standard

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Rules on Standard Setting Process (SSP)

Rule 4.5

The standardising body shall establish a permanent or temporary Working Group/Committee responsible for standard setting activities. The Working Group/Committee shall; b) Have balanced representation and decision making by stakeholder categories relevant to the subject matter and geographical scope of the standard… c) Include stakeholders with expertise relevant to the subject matter… SSP 3/2014 - Rules on Standard Setting Process for Development of Timber Certification Standards

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Stakeholders Represented in Working Group

Covering Sabah, Sarawak & Peninsular Malaysia

Environmental Workers Indigenous Peoples Economic Government

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WORKING ORKING GR GROUP OUP (SR (SRC) C)

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Indigenous Peoples Workers Environmental Economic Government

SRC for Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations)

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Sabah Sarawak

  • P. Malaysia

Stakeholder Group

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Stakeholders Consulted and Provided Feedback in Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations)

Workers Unions

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Indigenous People Environmental Economic Government

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Stakeholder Involvement in Implementation of MTCS

  • Stakeholder consultation is a requirement for FMC
  • Prerequisite for CBs operating FMC as stipulated in documents

ACB-FMC 1-4 and ACB-FMC 2-4

  • Consultation with relevant stakeholder groups to gauge

compliance of FMU against specific Verifiers of the certification standard used

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Stakeholder Involvement in Implementation of MTCS

  • Stakeholder groups informed of audit

1 month before scheduled audit

  • Consultation to solicit direct & factual

feedback/ observations regarding forest management activities in FMU to be audited

  • Consultation in field carried out in

confidence – without presence of manager/representative of FMU concerned

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Issues and Challenges in Operating MTCS

National Level

  • Managing differing perceptions, concerns & expectations of

stakeholders

  • Changing mindset needed for uptake of forest certification
  • Better understanding & closer cooperation on developing &

reviewing standards

  • State-wide FMUs (P

. M’sia) vs smaller FMUs (Sabah & Sarawak) – present opportunities & challenges

  • Additional work and costs for certified FMUs – not adequately

compensated by price of certified logs

  • Insufficient incentives for manufacturers to produce certified

products

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Issues and Challenges in Operating MTCS

International Level

  • Intense attention and scrutiny on tropical forests
  • Lack of harmonisation of public procurement policies of

importing countries

  • Promotion of a particular scheme in developed countries
  • Insufficient market incentive
  • Expanding scope of coverage of SFM

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Conclusions

  • Implementation of SFM and certification of tropical forests – most

demanding and challenging

  • Today only 10% of world’s commercial forests are certified; out of

the total certified forests, only about 8% are tropical forests

  • After more than a decade in operation, only one-third of the total

PRFs in Malaysia are certified under MTCS

  • Every effort must therefore be taken to encourage the certification
  • f the remaining tropical forest in Malaysia
  • Support and cooperation from all stakeholders are critical in this

endeavour

  • MTCC appreciates your partnership and valuable contributions in

the development and continued improvement of MTCS

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Thank you

Terima kasih

Tel : +603-2161 2298 Fax : +603-2161 2293 E-mail : info@mtcc.com.my Website : http://www.mtcc.com.my MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION COUNCIL Unit C-08-05, Block C, Megan Avenue 2

  • No. 12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng

50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia